Blue Mitchell "Stratosonic Nuances" (1975) -Jazz Fusion / Jazz Funk-

Label : RCA Victor

 Side A

01 - Satin Soul* (Barry White)

02 - Creepin'* (Stevie Wonder)

Side B

01 - Bump It (Blue Mitchell)

02 - Nutty* (Thelonious Monk)

03 - Melody For Thelma (Blue Mitchell)

Personnel :

Blue Mitchell : Trumpet, Flugelhorn

Harold Land : Tenor Sax

Clarence McDonald : Synthesizer & Piano Solo on "Creepin'", Clavinet on "Satin Soul" & "Nutty"

Cedar Walton : Piano Solo on "Satin Soul", Synthesizers & Piano, Synthesizers Solos on "Bump It"

Hampton Hawes : Pianos Solos on "Nutty" & "Melody For Thelma"

David T. Walker : Guitar

Michael Anthony : Guitar

Tony Newton : Bass

James Gadson : Drums

Gary Coleman : Percussion

Horn Section :

Arranged & Conducted by Wade Marcus

Oscar Brashear : Trumpet

George Bohannon : Trombone

Ralph Jones : Tenor Sax, Flute

Terry Harrington : Baritone Sax

Gale Robinson : French Horn

*Arranged by Clarence McDonald & Mike Lipskin

Recording Engineer : Grover Helsley

Mixdown : Bob Simpson, Mike Moran, Mike Lipskin

Recorded at RCA's Studio A, Hollywood, California

Mixed & Mastered at RCA, New York City

Blue Mitchell "Summer Soft" (1978) -Jazz Pop / Jazz Funk-

Label : ABC Impulse!

 Side One

01 - Try Not To Forget (Cedar Walton)

02 - Summer Soft (Stevie Wonder)

03 - A Day At The Mint (Richard 'Blue' Mitchell)

Side Two

01 - Love Has Made Me A Dreamer (Michael Dosco & Esmond Edwards)

02 - Evergreen (Paul Williams & Barbra Streisand)

03 - 30° To The Wind (Cedar Walton)

04 - Funkthesizer (Eddie Harris)

Produced by Esmond Edwards

Rhythm & Vocal Arrangements by Phil Wright except "30° To The Wind", "A Day At The Mint" & "Try Not To Forget" Rhythm Arrangements by Cedar Walton

Recorded at ABC Recording Studios, Los Angeles, CA

Mixed at The Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA

Recording & Mixing Engineer : Barney Perkins

Additional Recording Engineering : Zoli Johnson & Bruce Brown

Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA

Mastering Engineer : John Golden

Side One

01 - Try Not To Forget

Blue Mitchel : Trumpet

Harold Land : Tenor Saxophone

Mike Dosco : Guitar

Cedar Walton : Piano

Michael Boddicker : Synthesizers

Scott Edwards : Bass

James Gadson : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

02 - Summer Soft

Blue Mitchell : Flugel Horn

Harold Land : Tenor Saxophone

Bobby Lyle : Electric Piano

Mike Dosco : Guitar

Michael Boddicker : Synthesizers

Scott Edwards : Bass

James Gadson : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters : Vocals

03 - A Day At The Mint

Blue Mitchel : Trumpet

Herman Riley : Tenor Saxophone

Cedar Walton : Electric Piano

Mike Dosco : Guitar

Scott Edwards : Bass

James Gadson : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Side Two

01 - Love Has Made Me A Dreamer

Blue Mitchel : Trumpet

Richard Tee : Pianos

Mike Dosco : Rhythm Guitar

Lee Ritenour : Rhythm Guitar & Guitar Solo

Scott Edwards : Bass

James Gadson : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters : Vocals

02 - Evergreen

Blue Mitchel : Trumpet

Bobby Lyle : Piano

Mike Dosco : Guitar

Michael Boddicker : Synthesizers

Scott Edwards : Bass

James Gadson : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

03 - 30° To The Wind

Blue Mitchel : Trumpet

Harold Land : Tenor Saxophone

Cedar Walton : Piano

Mike Dosco : Guitar

Michael Boddicker : Synthesizers

Scott Edwards : Bass

James Gadson : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Julia Tillman Waters, Maxine Willard Waters, Oren Waters, Luther Waters : Vocals

04 - Funkthesizer

Blue Mitchel : Trumpet

Ed Harris : Tenor Saxophone & Electric Piano

Bobby Lyle : Piano

Mike Dosco : Guitar

Scott Edwards : Bass

James Gadson : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Percussion

Blue Mitchell, Esmond Edwards : Vocals

Blue Mitchell "African Violet" (1977) -Jazz Funk / Jazz Pop-

Label : ABC Impulse!

 Side One

01 - Mississippi Jump (Larry Nash)

02 - Ojos De Rojo (Cedar Walton)

03 - Sand Castles (Dana Kaproff)

04 - African Violet (Steve Hulse)

Side Two

01 - As (Stevie Wonder)

02 - Square Business (Cedar Walton)

03 - Forget (Don Sebesky)

Produced by Esmond Edwards

Arranged & Conducted by MacKinley Mitchell

Recorded & Remixed at The Burbank Studios, Burbank, CA

Recording Engineers : John Neal & Barney Perkins

Mastered at Kendun Recorders, Burbank, CA

Mastering Engineer : Geoff Sykes

Side One

01 - Mississippi Jump

Blue Mitchell : Trumpet

Herman Riley : Tenor Saxophone

Sonny Burke : Electric Piano

Lee Ritenour : Electric Guitar

Scott Edwards : Bass

James Gadson : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Conga Drums

02 - Ojos De Rojo

Blue Mitchell : Trumpet

Harold Land : Tenor Saxophone

Sonny Burke : Piano

Lee Ritenour : Electric Guitar

Scott Edwards : Electric Bass

McKinley Jackson : Synthesizer

James Gadson : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Conga Drums

03 - Sand Castles

Blue Mitchell : Flugelhorn

Harold Land : Tenor Saxophone

Sonny Burke : Piano

Lee Ritenour : Electric Guitar

Scott Edwards : Electric Bass

Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer

James Gadson : Drums

Eddie 'Bongo' Brown : Conga Drums & Percussion

Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters & Oren Waters : Vocals

Plus The Sid Sharp Strings

04 - African Violet

Blue Mitchell : Trumpet

Herman Riley : Tenor Saxophone

Sonny Burke : Electric Piano

Lee Ritenour : Electric Guitar

Scott Edwards : Bass

McKinley Jackson : Synthesizer

James Gadson : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Conga Drums

Side Two

01 - As

Blue Mitchell : Trumpet

Harold Land : Tenor Saxophone

Sonny Burke : Electric Piano

Lee Ritenour : Electric Guitar

Chuck Domanico : Electric Bass

Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer

Harold Mason : Drums

Bob Zimmitti : Percussion

Eddie 'Bongo' Brown : Conga Drums

Maxine Willard Waters, Julia Tillman Waters, Luther Waters & Oren Waters : Vocals

02 - Square Business

Blue Mitchell : Trumpet

Harold Land : Tenor Saxophone

Sonny Burke : Electric Piano

Lee Ritenour : Electric Guitar

Scott Edwards : Bass

Michael Boddicker : Synthesizer

James Gadson : Drums

Paulinho Da Costa : Conga Drums

03 - Forget

Blue Mitchell : Flugelhorn

Harold Land : Tenor Saxophone

Sonny Burke : Electric Piano

Lee Ritenour : Acoustic & Electric Guitars

McKinley Jackson : Synthesizer

Harold Mason : Drums

Bob Zimmitti : Marimba & Percussion

Eddie 'Bongo' Brown : Conga Drums

Plus The Sid Sharp Strings